Sack-holder.



PATENTBD MAY 12, 1908.

W. C. PAIRES.

SACK HOLDER.

UNiTED WILLIAM C. PAIRES, OF JACKSONVILLE, OHIO.

SACK-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 1908.

Application filed September 30, 1907. Serial No. 395,238.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM O. Finales, a citizen ol the United States, residing at Jachsonville, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Im provements in Sacl -IIiilrlers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a sack holding device of thattype adapted to be mounted on a counter or arranged in any other suitable place in a store 'for holding paper sacks ol various sizes.

The invention has for one o'lI its objects to provide a device of this character which is of comparatively simple and inexpensive construction, and convenient in use.

A 'further object oi the invention is the provisionof a bag or sack holder' comprising a structure made entirely of wire and ol durable and substantial design.

Vith these objects in view and others, as will appear as the description proceeds, the

. invention comprises the various novel 'features of construction and arrangement oi' parts which will be more fully described hereinafter and set 'forth with particularity in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates one of the embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

` Referringto the drawing, 1, 2, 3 and 4 designate the various compartments for receiving the bags, and these compartments are arranged centrally in line with each other with -their lower ends open so that the counter on which the device is placed will retain the bags in the compartments. The structure comprises a plurality ot' horizontal 'lrames that are connected by corner uprights 5 and intermediate uprights 6. The upper horizontal frame 7 is of rectangular form, while the second frame S is of the same general shape but has its 'liront bar 9 bent outwardly in stepped relation to form a rectangular oilset 10. The third frame .11 is formed with a similar o'il'set 10 and also with a smaller rectangular oiliset The three lower 'frames 14 are provided with three successively smaller oilset portions 10, 12 and 15, and these offset portions 'form the compartments 2, 3 and 4. At the various corners of the several frames are eyes 16 for receiving the corner uprights 5, while the intermediate uprights 6 pass through eyes 17 so that no iastenings are required for connecting the uprights with the several frames. The corner 1S of each frame at the oilset portions are connected by horizontal cross bars 1) which hold the lrames in form. Certain oi" the uprights 5 have their lower ends bent into horizontal eyes 2O that Aform feet, and these eyes are adapted to receive screws or other fastenings whereby the bagholding device can be securely held in position on a counter.

A'lter the wire structure is completed, it is preferably dipped in a tin bath so that the eyes and joints o'l the wires will be soldered to adjacent parts, as will be readily understood. It will be noted that the 'frames are constructed of single pieces of wire with their ends hooked together at 21 at the back oi the device. The device may be constructed with any desired number oi" compartments and for bags of any desired size, the compartments being of such depth that the upper ends of the bags will project slightly out of the compartments so as to be convenientiy picked out when desired. Since the device is made o'l" an openwork structure of wire, dust will not collect in the co1npartment and the device is of light and substantial construction.

From the 'foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages oi" the construction and oi the method of operation will be readily apparentv to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative, 'and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope oi the claims;

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:-

1. A bag holding` device comprising a 4plurality of horizontal `frames disposed one above another and having forwardly extending o'fl'set portions increasing in number 'from the top downwardly to form a plurality of compartments o'l difl'erent depth and width, and uprights to which the 'frames are secured in spaced relation.

2. A bag holding device comprising an openwork wire structure composed of a plurality ol" spaced horizontal vlrames of single pieces of wire, the uppermost frame being rectangular and tlie other frames having for- I `itorined into eyes for receiving fasteners to 10 wardly extending oiclset portions of inereasl secure the device to a support.

ing number and of decreasing width from the In testimonT whereof l affix my signature uppermost downwardly, corner upiights oonin presence of two witnesses.

.rieeted with the frames, cross pieces oonneet- VILLIAM C' FAIRES. ing the inner corners ol tlie oflset portions togetherI and intermediate uprights oon- /Vitnesses:

nected with the cross pieces7 certain of the FRED KEMPTON,

corner upriglits having their lower ends THOMAS DUPLEs, 

